The halfway point of the WPTDeepStacks Day 1A is quickly approaching. There are still 89 entries in the stint and there is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes left until late registration closes. The next break is 15 minutes away.
Here are some pics of the players taken during today’s action.
Before a 15 minute break, Adel Mansour limped in with a 200 chip bet. Armand King, Timothy Deering, and Xuan Phong Nguyen all called. When the flop came down 
, Adel bet 700, Xuan called and both Timothy and Armand folded.
The turn revealed 
and both players checked. On the river a 
was flipped and both players checked again.
Xuan showed his 
and his pair of aces topped Adel’s 
pair of kings
The players just wrapped up a 15 minute break after the first 3 levels of the WPTDeepStacks Day 1A. There are already some 80 entries and there is still 4 hours remaining until late registration closes.
During the pause in the action, a chip count revealed that Shang Dai has opened up a 30,000 chip lead over the next closest player.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Shang | Dai | 122,000 |
| Stephane | McGraw | 89,500 |
| Spencer | Moe | 69,200 |
Preflop, Schahin Ghiai limped in, betting 200. After Kyrylo Golovan called, Nabil Karass raised to 800. Schahin and Kyrylo both called. When the flop was dealt, 
, Nabil wagered 1,200 and, once again, both Kyrylo and Schahin called.
When the dealer flipped 
on the turn, Nabil bet 2,500 and Schahin tossed in his cards before Kyrylo called. After the dealer flipped the river 
, Kyrylo checked and Nabil did the same.
When Kyrylo revealed a 
to complete the flush, Nabil peeked at his hand, shook his head, and took one last glance at his cards before returning them to the dealer.
At table 89, Pierre Sirois raised 600, preflop. Both Daniel McLaren and the big blind, Stephen Smith called. When the dealer laid down the flop, 
, Pierre wagered 1,200, Daniel called, and Stephen returned his cards to the dealer.
When the turn was revealed 
, Pierre bet 2,500. Daniel pondered for a moment before he called. The river card was a 
. With four hearts on the table, both players checked. Pierre turned over his cards and revealed , and Daniel laid down 
, taking the pot with his two pair.
Round 1 of the WPTDeepStacks Day 1A is now underway. The guaranteed prize pool currently sits at 1,000,000. There are currently 58 total entries and late registration will continue for another six hours. Here are some photos of the players during the early action.
